Ofsted: Good trending_up Places Available
Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School
verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted
person Miss Emma Drew (Headteacher)
corporate_fareCHESTER DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST
location_onChester, CH4 7HS
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Ofsted
Good
Inspected 2024
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Students
447
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Demand Ratio
0.8x
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Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Chester, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted.
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School Summary
Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School is an academy converter in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of CHESTER DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 447 pupils on roll, of whom 12% are eligible for free school meals.
Ofsted last inspected the school in 2024. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.
In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.
The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.
verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted
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Why no single overall grade?
From autumn 2024 / 2025, Ofsted replaced single-word headline grades (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate) with individual area judgements on a Report Card.
Education
Good
Behaviour
Outstanding
Development
Good
Leadership
Good
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None EIF
Good
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
No Judgement
Development
No Judgement
Leadership
Good
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